Perth
A low-key, late-night cafe that's been running for more than 20 years and is regarded as a local institution, particularly by students. It has singer…
Must-see entertainment in Australia
Sydney
This likeable theatre and cinema lives up to its name and has a program of high-quality drama, concerts and other performances. A major redevelopment of…
Adelaide
Just off Rundle St, handily poised down the alley next to the Exeter Hotel, this plush city complex screens new-release art-house, foreign-language and…
Adelaide
We were deeply unimpressed when the charming old Glenelg movie house on Jetty Rd was bulldozed a few years ago. But now there's the shiny new six-screen…
Perth
The majestic home to the West Australian Ballet and West Australian Opera, as well as lots of theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Sydney
This urbane four-screen cinema has a cool cafe and bar, useful for discussing the merits of the arty flick you’ve just seen. This and its sibling cinemas…
Newtown & the Inner West
Australia’s oldest continuously performing theatre (since 1932), Newtown’s eclectic New Theatre produces new dramas as well as more established pieces…
Adelaide
A beaut old art-deco cinema on the main North Adelaide strip, with a sexily curved street frontage and chevron-shaped windows spangled across the facade…
Newtown & the Inner West
Originally a vaudeville playhouse, the bohemian art-deco Enmore now hosts medium-sized touring bands, plus theatre, ballet and comedy.
Great Ocean Road
This art-deco theatre (built 1937) shows new-release films daily in peak season.
Cairns
CoCA was undergoing a major refurbishment in 2018, but should reopen in mid-2019 – check the website for updates.
Adelaide
Around 12,000 indoor bums on seats for everyone from the Wiggles to Keith Urban to Stevie Wonder.
American Express Openair Cinemas
Brisbane
From mid-July to mid-August, watch recent-release films and retro favourites in Brisbane's City Botanic Gardens. You can hire loungers ($9) and blankets (…
Brisbane & Around
Toowoomba's cultural heart beats stridently inside the magnificent Empire Theatre, sections of which date back to 1911 (the facade is from 1933). The…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Laurence Olivier Award–winning cabaret artists Brett Haylock and Chris Chen transformed the town's languishing 1950s 'picture palace' into a vibrant…
Victoria
At the Glenrowan Tourist Centre, Ned Kelly’s Last Stand is an over-the-top animated performance where Kelly’s story is told in a series of rooms by a cast…
Hobart
Some of Hobart’s best live tunes get an airing every Friday night in the Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard, best reached off Woobys Lane. It’s a free…
Hobart
Hobart's home of cricket and football is across the Derwent River from the city in Bellerive. The AFL's North Melbourne Football Club plays four home…
Yulara
In the concrete amphitheatre a couple of hundred metres north of the Yulara Town Sq, Danny, the local snake catcher, runs this reptile show that…
Victoria
Every night at dusk this 360-degree laser, light and water show re-creates the creation of the Murray River from prehistoric times to the present day…
Brisbane
You can cheer both AFL football and interstate and international cricket at the Gabba in Woolloongabba, south of Kangaroo Point. If you’re new to cricket,…
Melbourne
More than 50 years old, Melbourne-based Australian Ballet performs traditional and new works in the Arts Centre and around the country. Take an hour-long…
Perth
Perth's new 60,000-seat riverside stadium and its surrounding, family-friendly park (think playground, BBQs, sculptures) opened in January 2018. Big…
Melbourne
Set up by Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler to showcase 'books, writing and ideas', this centre has become an important part of the city's…
Victoria
Launched in early 2019, the sound-and-light show at Sovereign Hill tells the story of the Indigenous Wadawurrung before launching into the discovery of…
Brisbane
This downtown venue hosts community theatre, local dramatic pieces, dance and art shows. It’s an effervescent spot for a taste of Brisbane’s creative…
Melbourne
This building may look like a framed piece of giant honeycomb, but it’s actually home (or hive?) to the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (www.mco.org.au), with…
Melbourne
The MSO has a broad reach: while not afraid to be populist (it's done sell-out performances with Burt Bacharach and Kiss), it usually performs classical…
Adelaide
The hub of performing arts in SA, this crystalline white Festival Centre opened in June 1973, four proud months before the Sydney Opera House! The State…
Melbourne
In 2019 Melbourne's most legendary live-rock bar had to vacate its divey AC/DC Lane basement, ending up a few blocks away in this heritage-listed 19th…
Melbourne
There's stand-up featuring Melbourne’s best-known funny people most nights of the week here. If you like to live dangerously, Tuesday's when professional…
Melbourne
One of the city’s most atmospheric live-music venues, the Forum does double duty as a cinema during the Melbourne International Film Festival. The…
Brisbane
When those subtropical heavens open up, take refuge at New Farm's historic movie palace. Remodelled and restored, its state-of-the-art screening rooms…
Perth
This stunning complex filled with gold tubes hanging from the ceiling includes the 575-seat Heath Ledger Theatre and the 234-seat Studio Underground. It…
Mani-Mani Indigenous Cultural Theatre
Yulara
Contemporary Indigenous storytelling using sound, light and 3D visuals to tell the story of 'The Eagle, the Cockatoo & the Crow'. It's a fascinating take…
Melbourne
The band room here is one of Melbourne’s most popular midsize venues. It's seen plenty of action over the years, from Dinosaur Jr to the Buzzcocks. If…
Perth
Art-house films, classic movies and new releases screen under the stars on the 6th floor of a Northbridge car park. Beanbags, wood-fired pizza and craft…
Melbourne
Founded in 1953, MTC is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia. It stages up to a dozen productions each year, ranging from contemporary …
Sunshine Coast
This is the largest entertainment centre on the Sunshine Coast, with two theatres and a number of auxiliary event spaces. The centre hosts hundreds of…
Victoria
A relic of the 1960s, when there were more than 330 drive-in cinemas across Australia, this National Trust-listed drive-in cinema is one of just a handful…
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